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| 731675 | 2008-12-22 00:07:00 | I just received a belated birthday present from my son, in the UK. A "Blue Next" GPS and a usb bluetooth device. My son thought it would go well with my "eeepc701". Which currently runs the standard "Xandros" OS it came with. It could be a bit of a mission, setting up Bluetooth on it. Hence this post; what do people think? I'm wondering whether I should install XP on it, or struggle endlessly to no avail trying to get it to work with Linux. Oh for some real geek ability:stare: |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 731676 | 2008-12-22 01:14:00 | Having done bluetooth on both WinXP and Ubuntu on the EeePC, both were just as easy / difficult as each other. Im not entirely sure what the details of the device are though, so cant comment on compatibility. To be honest, Bluetooth is easier in-general in XP, and Ive never done GPS in Linux so again wouldnt know. If you've got >512MB Ram, try installing XP on your EeePC, it runs surprisingly well! :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 731677 | 2008-12-22 02:00:00 | Having done bluetooth on both WinXP and Ubuntu on the EeePC, both were just as easy / difficult as each other. Im not entirely sure what the details of the device are though, so cant comment on compatibility. To be honest, Bluetooth is easier in-general in XP, and Ive never done GPS in Linux so again wouldnt know. If you've got >512MB Ram, try installing XP on your EeePC, it runs surprisingly well! :) Even with just the standard 512mb it runs fine too... |
somebody (208) | ||
| 731678 | 2008-12-22 03:48:00 | Thanks Chill & Somebody, I think I'll install XP. However, How did you guys install it? Can I copy files from my WinXP Pro slipstreamed cd to a pen drive & install that way? I find the manual a bit ambiguous. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 731679 | 2008-12-22 04:07:00 | I got me an External USB 5 1/4" Caddy, grabbed an optical DVD Writer for $40-ish and was away laughing. Make sure you have at least SP2 (Ideall SP3) slipstreamed or it'll fail. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 731680 | 2008-12-22 04:07:00 | I got me an External USB 5 1/4" Caddy, grabbed an optical DVD Writer for $40-ish and was away laughing. Make sure you have at least SP2 (Ideall SP3) slipstreamed or it'll fail. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 731681 | 2008-12-22 05:21:00 | These two links look like pretty reasonable instructions for Linux, albeit for configuring bluetooth for external cellphone web access. palmdoc.net www.r3uk.co.uk I haven't tried them as I don't have an eee pc, but I'd be interested in knowing how you go. If you do overwrite the Linux install with MS Windows XP, I hope it's a fully legit install. |
dlane (11847) | ||
| 731682 | 2008-12-22 05:31:00 | T If you do overwrite the Linux install with MS Windows XP, I hope it's a fully legit install. I have 3 legit versions of XP (2 XP Home & 1 XP Pro) and XP installed on 2 machines, so I should be good to go, as long as I get the licence keys right. Actually quite a few hoops to jump through here, so I might put the project on hold for a few days - get Christmas out of the way etc. etc. I might see how the thingee goes with my Toshiba laptop, just for starters. I might have a look at those linux links of yours first though.....you never know:rolleyes: |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 731683 | 2008-12-23 20:20:00 | I've got XP installed on the EeePC; from a USB thumb drive only:horrified There were a lot of hoops to jump through and some little tricks to go with this (if people are interested, read the comments below the instructions - the hal.dll problem is one that tripped lots of people up); www.eeeguides.com I originally tried with an "nlited" copy, but I couldn't get it to boot. So I just grabbed my slipsteamed XPPro disk and used that. The full version is probably not ideal, but I can put an sd card in the slot for extra storage. Next, set up Bluetooth and see how the GPS works:D |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 731684 | 2008-12-26 20:39:00 | I've had another go at this, I just wasn't happy with the full XPPro installation. It was huge; the EeePC was bulging at the seams and the lid would barely close, it bulged out everywhere:eek: So I "nlited" an old XP Home install that I haven't used for a few years, and slipsteamed SP2 into it; www.i64x.com Just a tip for anyone doing this and wanting to install from usb thumb drive only; make sure that you leave "manual installation" unchecked, as this is needed for the next step. Then I used this guide; www.eeeguides.com I followed it extremely carefully, and it worked very well:cool: One thing here; the hal.dll issue, does not need to be a problem, if, when a reboot is required, the esc key is used, and you boot from usb. Don't remove the thumb drive until the very end of the install. Followed up by going here; support.asus.com and installing the latest drivers for "Chipset," "Audio," "LAN," "VGA," "Wireless," and under the "Others" category, "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Driver." It all works fine:thumbs: |
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